[NAGDU] Escalators, and how different schools handle them?

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Gary.
I didn't know there was an approved method for carrying a dog on an
escalator.  Wonder if it's different than my method.
It's been 20 years or so, but I still remember carrying my 70-pound shepherd
up a very long escalator out of the subway, before GDB started escalator
training.  That was hard work.
Tracy


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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Escalators, and how different schools handle them?

hello all:

I don't know what it is like in Germany but when I was going to England
there was a trainer from my school who had worked there.  he warned me that
there are some very old escalators  in the tube that are  actually wood and
have very wide slots in them.  they teach their students where these
escalators  are and teach you how to carry your dog down them because at
these old station athlete aren't any other options.  My thought is maybe
there are more  older style escalators  in some places in Europe.

With Bogart he often chose is mode of getting gout of our rapid transit
stations. his order of preference if all existed was the elevator, escalator
and lastly stairs.   one. Time I asked him to find the stairs.  he went the
opposite direction than I. knew the stairs were. I had time before our next
bus so I followed him.  he took me to an elevator i didn't know existed.  I
was amazed that he knew what we. we're trying to do and he decided he liked
the safe and smooth elevator better.   Poodles, what can you do but follow.
:)

Gary

 

On July 19, 2017 11:11:21 AM PDT, Bianka via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>Hi Heather and all,
>
>As the IGDF is dominated by Guide Dogs UK and they do train escalators 
>I think they do allow escalator training but they leave it to the 
>schools. I wouldn't suggest you use escalators in Germany if you can 
>avoid it as there are laws in place prohibiting dogs to use escalators.
>Now, don't get me wrong, if there was no other way I might just pick up 
>my dog and use the escalator annyway. Personally, I think it's only a 
>question of time and they will start training escalators over here as 
>well at least for the people living in big cities like Hamburg or 
>Berlin. However, at the moment oposition to escalator training is very 
>strong over here. As far as I know, the same applies to Austria and 
>Switzerland.
>
>Thx and kind regards,
>
>Bianka
>
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